Newbie and the 6.5X55 Swede

ontgunner said:
What about crimping?
While checking out the Lee die stuff, I noticed a specific die for doing a "factory" crimp.
Is this neccessary or recommended?
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I have used a number of the Lee Crimp Dies and think they are good. If you are going to crimp, then they are the way to go, though I have gotten pretty decent crimps with some of my sizing dies too. I haven't noticed any accuracy gains with crimping, but it does give some additional reassurance that the bullet will not move in the case. I have seen instances where this mattered in hunting rifles. My impression is that it is not usually necessary, but I always crimp for my 340 Weatherby and 3006 Springfield when I am taking them hunting. fred
 
RE22 is super with 129-140gr offerings.I use IMR 4350 or N-204 with 156-160gr though.Never recovered a bullet yet even from moose.One in hole +one out!Lots of brass available just get regular FL dies and you're good to go!Harold
 
ontgunner said:
What about crimping?
While checking out the Lee die stuff, I noticed a specific die for doing a "factory" crimp.
Is this necessary or recommended?
Click to expand...

Check this article out - From what's one of my favorite websites. Any of Joe's articles are worth reading. Always informative, somewhat opinionated, well written and always humorous. He definitely knows what he's talking about, and it's a shame Maine is so damned far away!
www.realguns.com, "articles", "commentary", look for the piece called "Crimping - is it worth the effort?" (or something very close to that).
Really got me thinking about my predisposition to crimping the snot out of my .45-70 handloads for all the reasons that Joe discusses. This should be read by everybody who loads their own. Like many of his articles, you may or may not agree, but almost all the time, he's very accurate in his ponderings!
 
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